Posted in Business, Gadgets, Lifestyle, Site News, Video on Nov 6th, 2007 1 Comment »
I absolutely hate it when a blog I read goes quiet for a while, and then the author writes some lame post about why he’s been absent for so long. Usually, I think to myself that I could care less about his excuses and explanations, and how I really only want more good [...]
Posted in Business, Gadgets on Oct 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
It seems that both Sony and Microsoft are trying to take a piece of the “casual gaming” pie from Nintendo, by positioning themselves as close as they can to the Wii’s $250 price tag. The Wii’s accessibility and low-price have propelled it to the top of the sales charts thus far.
In response, Sony has [...]
Posted in Business, Gadgets on Oct 15th, 2007 4 Comments »
In an interesting analysis, Gadget blog Crave asks the seemingly unlikely question, is the Nintendo Wii just a fad? It’s hard to imagine, given that it’s been the best-selling console worldwide this generation, and it’s still difficult to find one in stores almost a year after its release. However, according to an article [...]
Posted in Business, Geekery on Oct 1st, 2007 No Comments »
UPDATE: Microsoft has issued a press release confirming the Bungie/Microsoft split. 1UP has got some analysis.
This is a highly suspicious rumor, but one that is just too juicy to pass up. Apparently, Bungie, the Microsoft subsidiary behind the enormously popular Halo series, is splitting off from Microsoft. This would be strange [...]
Posted in Business, Gadgets on Aug 6th, 2007 1 Comment »
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Rumors are flying that Google is busy preparing their own wireless phone, in an effort to capture advertising revenue from the mobile market. Details are scant, but some of the speculation stems from Google’s intense interest in the forthcoming 700 MHz radiofrequency auction. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google has invested [...]
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle on Jul 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
Amazon and TiVo just made their Amazon Unbox on TiVo service (man, that really needs a better name) a whole lot more useful. For the uninitiated, the service allows you to buy or rent movies from the Amazon Unbox web site, and watch them on your TiVo. The clumsy part was that you [...]
Posted in Business, Gadgets, POTD on Jul 10th, 2007 No Comments »
I think Sony will be happy with this result.
Proof that your Econ professor was telling the truth.
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Posted in Business, Design, POTD on Jul 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Yesterday, on 7/8/7, Boeing released their first new airplane in 12 years, the 787 Dreamliner. The picture below shows how Boeing envisions the cabin, although the final interior details of each plane are decided by the airlines. Complete with LED mood lighting, wider seats and aisles, sweeping overhead arches, and the largest windows of [...]
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Gadgets on Jul 6th, 2007 2 Comments »
According to The Wall Street Journal, European regulators are scrutinizing the Blue-Ray group’s business agreements with the major Hollywood studios in search of antitrust violations, bowing to pressure from HD DVD supporters Toshiba and Microsoft. Perhaps Microsoft fondly remembers the $613 million dollar fine assessed by The European Union’s European Commision for their own [...]
Posted in Business, Gadgets on Jun 15th, 2007 No Comments »
Looking back at the buzz surrounding a product launch can really give you perspective at just how bad people can be at predicting a product’s success. Take, for instance, the original iPod.
Here’s a selection of comments taken from the MacRumors forums, usually chock-full of Apple fanboys, after the original iPod was announced back [...]
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